I live 10 miles from the Key Bridge. you gave me ten times the info that any media on TV so thank you for being so knowledgeable. cheers

@timsmothers8740

Ай бұрын

​@@Melanie16040thank you Melanie. So sad our major media outlets are. Just talk to Captain/Professor Sal from the get go.

@neonnoodle1169

Ай бұрын

Mainstream media is utterly useless. Leave it to CNN to have such a clueless reporter and "expert" guest spreading incorrect information.

@JamesSmith-qs4hx

Ай бұрын

The Francis Scott Key Bridge disaster was brought to you by the same people dropping airplanes out of the sky with their software.

@dl33tc0dr6

Ай бұрын

@@timsmothers8740 It's so sad how much more actual information Sal can convey 30 seconds after rolling out of bed then the windbags can after a full business day on the major media outlets.

@phoebehill953

Ай бұрын

My jaw dropped that the CNN anchor was irresponsible enough to say “intentional”. If the crew followed the rules, reacted appropriately, and this happened - rules and structures need to be rethought, using reality and information as a guide

FYI... the people on the bridge were road construction crew working on the road. They were able to get the bridge closed in time to keep cars off, and the final 2 cars crossing did make it past the danger point of collapse in time.

@marks6385

Ай бұрын

I wonder why the construction crew wasn’t evacuated from the bridge.

@saiboogu

Ай бұрын

​@@marks6385The bridge is over a mile long. Stopping traffic is probably a radio call and button push to light up the warning signs. That stops traffic in seconds, and cars already on the bridge will clear it within 60 seconds at highway speed. Road workers were mostly on foot or in construction equipment. They would need to get the call, get to their car or truck, and then get up to speed - takes a few minutes minimum, and more if you consider the chaos of a group trying to gather from around the job site.

@ght33

Ай бұрын

We have a Train Bridge here in New Westminster, BC. There has been damage from barges hitting. Now all traffic of any size requires two tugs to pass. I am wondering about the Golden Gate or so many others need rethinking?

@mylifeisdope916

Ай бұрын

why dont they build bumpers around the pilings? @@ght33

@sammcturk8898

Ай бұрын

​@@ght33👋 up the hill from you in east bby, I can confirm that this waterways are out of control these ships are hard to turn it takes miles not min. Heart breaking news. Esysman always has the best info, you have a great day the sun is threatening to show up 😊

I live less than 20 min drive from the Key Bridge. Been over it hundreds of times since childhood and it hasn't really sank in yet that it's gone. Just unbelievable.

@tane5802

Ай бұрын

Yeah, so incredibly sad that the bridge died….🧐🙄

@cypeman8037

Ай бұрын

And the loss of life, has that affected you?

@Ms.Opinionated

Ай бұрын

Unbelievable indeed! I'm 25 miles down the road.

@chrys0528

Ай бұрын

poor choice of words 💀

Been there, seen that, got the T-shirt! I ,as Electro Engineer/1;st Engineer, was onboard a ship, entering Gothenburg harbor, with a LOT of rocks on the seafloor, and we lost all power! That was, nothing to joke about. We were in the engine control room, as usual at the time, but could not do anything. Skipper dropped ancors in "panic" (=as soon as he knew the situation) manually, just to stop that damn thing, and did it with a minimum to spare, luckily. Then the emergy generator kicked in, with a delay, and we could do some things with that power, to try to start again. But not enough, no time to spare. I do not want to do that again. My thoughts goes, to those poor "bastards" on that vessel. I sincerely hope, the casualties are least possible. And I feel sorry, for all those people involved. from a Finn in Diaspora do not want to do that again.

Just as an aside... when they first opened that bridge, they invited some of the public for an official opening day walk across... I was one of them. I've also sailed under her in a schooner. This hits a little harder than I thought it would.😢

This is easily the best description of the situation, and the technology required I have seen all day. Thanks for the information.

Thanks for the info on the VDR. Sal Mercogliano is local and did some AIS info breakdown. Having info from both of you helps defuse the misinformation flying around.

According to BBC News at 6pm this evening there were two pilots on board. The Captain put out a Mayday call when the ship suddenly lost its engines as it approached the bridge.

@Look_What_You_Did

Ай бұрын

Rookies post time like that. Completely useless post. Additionally there is no way two pilots are on board. Never happen.

@anotherelvis

Ай бұрын

Reuters also reported two pilots on board: All 22 crew, including two pilots on board, have been accounted for and there were no injuries, the ship's manager, Synergy Marine Group said

@originalthreebeard

Ай бұрын

2 pilots on board. One was reported as an assistant, perhaps in training on that waterway. No doubt only one of the two was actually in charge of steerage at the time.

@Look_What_You_Did

Ай бұрын

You have a bunch of talking bobble heads on camera that have zero maritime experience . There is only ONE pilot. Nobody else is recognized as a pilot. They don't issue a license then say hey go figure it out. Regardless the captain has absolute authority.

@rickbisgyer6385

Ай бұрын

The pilot takes command of the vessel when he takes command of the bridge. It is possible that a trainee was accompanying the pilot.

There is footage of the ship loosing power TWICE before hitting the pillar. All lights go off for seconds twice in very close proximity to the bridge, no power - no rudder.

@Pilotltd

Ай бұрын

@@toxi_com_777 If the generators power down for some reason - no power to anything and there will be more than one generator. Weapon??? - you been watching too many sci-fi films...

@magnushindborg

Ай бұрын

@@toxi_com_777 there is redundency, however, the power system can still fail, much like power supply from any land based power plant... also there is the emergency generator, but it takes a litle bit for it to come on, and even after it does, it is emergency power, it provides only to some systems and only small amouns, so its not like the rudder becomes completely imobile, ususaly the Emg Generator will power 1 of 3-4 pumps on the rudder, allowing it to move, although slow... it will not provide power to the propeller,

@jonathanhodges836

Ай бұрын

So all power goes out n the ship goes perfectly into a main structure? Nooooooo.

@joshpetersen5968

Ай бұрын

@@toxi_com_777 There is redundancy, from what I've looked up, but the thing is these merchant marine ship will often be in horrible condition, deferring all but the most critical maintenance until later on the hope that if nothing has gone wrong yet, nothing will later. Maintenance is expensive and can take a ship that could be making money and turn it into a ship losing money for an extended period. Look up the El Faro disaster for what this can lead to. I can well see that a ship where the maintenance was constantly deferred for just one more voyage can have multiple systems fail due to said lack of maintenance causing disaster.

@Markle2k

Ай бұрын

Those videos were sped up from time to time. The whole video was actually about 7 minutes in duration, condensed down to a bit over 2 minutes if you are watching the one with all the annotations.

CNN interviewing someone that has no clue. As usual. Such a tragedy. God Help the families that lost their loved ones. This is so upsetting!

@Look_What_You_Did

Ай бұрын

Get over yourself. Every station did the exact same shit. But you blame the network... not the clown that should acknowledge this is literally not their wheel house.

@scottw5315

Ай бұрын

McCabe was a never Trumper who tried to overturn the 2016 election. Then we got four years of Russia Russia Russia from the FBI ;without a shred of evidence. He should be in jail but crime does pay in the FBI.

@voyager645

Ай бұрын

CNN no clue indeed. A former ships Captain here. This is a typical black out as we call it. It happens seldom, and mostly unexpected. Every seaman has experienced this. That happening in port or confined waters is your worst nighmare. If this happens you cannot do anything than presenting the anchor as last resort. But the ships movement energy cannot be hold by the anchor. Very interested to see if they figure out the reason for the blackout. The crew will be questioned and the Voyage data recorder will give some clues. At the time of the accident, still in confined waters, I figure the captain, watch officer, the pilot and the helmsmen are on the bridge for sure, at least 2 sailors at anchors position on forecastle and in Engine Room at least 2 engineers and 2 assistants / oilers. Very upsetting indeed.

@kfeltenberger

Ай бұрын

Andy McCabe...a lawyer bureaucrat that's the posterboy for clueless wonk.

@koolblue6927

Ай бұрын

@@voyager645 At least they stopped the traffic from going over the bridge. Some fast work there.

Thank you for this. There was undoubtedly a local pilot on the ship. My uncle was a pilot for the Port of Baltimore for 40 years. He would board these ships and guide them in and out of the harbor. His estimation after watching the video is that the ship lost steering due to a power failure. It looks like they dropped the anchor to try and slow it down or stop the vessel. I've driven over this bridge hundreds of times. It's sad to see it gone.

@Bardmusic66

Ай бұрын

I know nothing about shipping or harbors, but I had never heard of a pilot of a ship or that local people pilot all the big ships in some places.

@PanduPoluan

Ай бұрын

@@Bardmusic66 For ports with lots of traffic, ships are required by law to hire a pilot -- a certified captain with extensive knowledge of the port area, usually a local -- to guide the ship in and out of port, including navigating the shipping "channels" (imaginary lanes that must be used by ships to enter & leave the port).

@Anton-tf9iw

Ай бұрын

One anchor out can pull it to one side, sliding. Rudder won't help. Do the local pilot(s) don't know that?

Very important information is missing... when she lost course, she had just experienced a power outage. The whole ship went dark for about a minute or so. When the lights came back on, black smoke could be seen billowing up from the aft of the ship. She drifted during that time. It is reported that the captain then set the back flow and anchor to keep her from drifting more, but just succeeded in pointing the fore more starboard aiming directly to the pylon. It is also being reported that it then experienced another power outage before the strike. There was apparently a port pilot on board at the time.

@AerkiJyr

Ай бұрын

Correction, there were TWO power outages. When the hit actually happened, power was on. Most likely cyberattack and the crew was fighting it onboard. Note how the swing of the bow ended when it was on a direct course for the pylon. It didn't drift any further. That again says it was intentional.

@nyhammer1

Ай бұрын

@ponchietto

Ай бұрын

@@AerkiJyr "Most likely cyberattack" Most likely it's just a wild guess with no basis.

@obsidianjane4413

Ай бұрын

The smoke really doesn't mean anything about power output, in fact it means the engines were not running at optimum power.

@RebelCowboysRVs

Ай бұрын

@@AerkiJyr Wow. More likely the engine died. The smoke makes me think a failing turbocharger not spooling up correctly. I am still guessing, but its better than some made up cyber attack.

Thanks for the lucid, succinct report eSys! I look forward to your follow-ups. I didn't know they had responded to the Mayday and had closed the bridge!!

Thank you for the information about the data recording abilities on board. That certainly helps to alleviate concerns about finding the truth about the incident. I've traveled both under and over the bridge. It's hard to believe there was so much destruction.

Thanks E - I've been waiting for this all day. Much appreciated!

As a fellow Merchant Mariner, your analysis is spot on and better than 99.9% of the coverage I have seen. Just speculating; as a semi-retired Master who had something similar occur, outbound, in Pilotage, from the Port of Tampa/St. Pete. About 1/2 way out the channel, the Helmsman informed me(the Master) and the Pilot, that he had lost steering. We immediately switched to Emergency Steering, but there was an obvious lag. In the same fashion, as you reported, then there was a puff of black smoke and almost instantly we had steering back. After calling the Engine Room, I was informed, by the Chief, that the 2nd Assistant had, UN-ANNOUNCED, decided to switch GenSets, so he could change fuel filters(while still in Pilotage). Okay, what was that you emphasized about "human error"? Keep up the good work!

@captjay7823

Ай бұрын

It appeared to me that they lost power: (90% of the time it is the filters and fuel delivery. The Genny did come on, the lights came back on, but they cranked it wide open past the pin when the Genny was cold. The exiting black smoke points to full throttle and pray those inline Filters don't clog up and starve the Genny of fuel.. The fuel system has a Flow Rate capacity that is calculated at the dock in ideal situations as the age and if the Genny's filters have old untreated fuel you are playing Russian Roulette..If you need to do Filter Changes underway it is complicated and usually done at sea or Dock where drifting or being tied up is not dangerous to complete. When panic sets in and the emergency back up system has poor PM you are cruising for a bruising. Poor maintenance and operator error is my guess. RIP for the Construction guys who closed the bridge and saved lives.

@ageofatheism6638

Ай бұрын

Can you tell me any reason why they do not use tugs to maneuver vessels through precarious places with critical infrastructure,it seems to me that it was only going to be a matter of time before this eventuated. And considering it was calm I am surprised it took this long.

@krippri

Ай бұрын

@@captjay7823 Amen!

You have a brilliant, succinct and level headed way of describing the current situation. It should help people to better process the situation.

Thank you for covering this. It's such a tragedy on so many levels. A reminder that we are all interconnected and dependent on the most delicate threads. My heart breaks for the crew, trying so hard to recover and avoid the bridge.

Very interesting non-partisan analysys -- great video eSysman!

What an informative and enlightening video. Thank you.

Thanks for te posting ... much better to hear non-main media cover the story ...

Maybe it is time to keep the tugboats with the ship until open water. We took a cruise ship out of Houston and had tugs with us until the Gulf.

@JettaJack

Ай бұрын

Apparently they had a tug for initials maneuvers that had already withdrawn.

@ohsweetmystery

Ай бұрын

Perhaps better training. I think if the captain had reacted appropriately and dropped emergency anchor as soon as power went out, instead of attempting to correct, there would have been no accident.

@TA-wg9oi

Ай бұрын

@@ohsweetmystery The American local Pilot on the ship is suppose to be trained in protecting the people, economy, and environment of their area. The ships Captain is responsible in open waters. Tug boats should have been used to escort these ships past the old bridge.

@TA-wg9oi

Ай бұрын

@@fgerv Haha...Each port is different but morons are all the same.

They lost power twice. You can literally see it happen as the ship approaches the bridge in the videos. All the lights shut off, come back on briefly, then shut off again just before impact.

@adamletschin7759

Ай бұрын

Not to mention the black smoke billowing up which suggests they were frantically trying to reverse and change course

I am watching at 5pm EDT 26 March. Earlier today, around 5 hours ago, I saw video taken from local Baltimore TV fixed camera pointed at the Key Bridge for traffic and weather. The video clearly shows 2 seperate TOTAL POWER FAILURES on the ship PRIOR to striking the bridge. The first was approximately 20 seconds prior to impact, power came back on about 10 seconds maybe 12 seconds before impact. The 2nd failure of power happened approximately 2 seconds maybe 3 after power was restored from first failure. When the 2nd power failure happened about 5 seconds later the ship struck the bridge. Immediately after the first power failure, the boat turned to starboard (from the bridge of the vessel looking toward the bow) from the camera it turns port toward the piling. When power was restored after the first outage, the ship tried to make a correction toward the Chanel, the bow began to move back to Port ( from the bridge of the ship) when the 2nd outage happened the ship cut HARD to STARBOARD (again from ship's bridge). Reports are being stated there was a jammed PORT SIDE RUDDER. This is being reported by multiple news agencies. DOES NOT SURPRISE ME AT ALL, THAT CNN PUT AN EXPERT ON THAT HAS NO CLUE OF WHAT HE IS TALKING ABOUT!!!!!

@bill6ft6

Ай бұрын

on a moving ship, when the prop stops, water continues to flow over the prop, reversing the torque on the stern, conbine that with an emergency full reverse (black smoke) and that increases the torque pivioting the stern around.

Your perspective is important and appreciated

Some local videos are showing the ship going dark a short time before hitting the bridge support, then navigation lights coming back on shortly before impact. Also it has been said one of the anchors were dropped before impact. This bridge is not far from here. So sad lives have been lost in this very tragic accident.

Good to hear your comments as someone familiar with marine navigation and maritime operations, rather than speculation from the general media. Thank you for offering a respectful and informative report.

Thank you, You gave us the best Report.

Andrew McCabe Former FBI Deputy Director as an expert? What a joke!

@deborahperetz5265

Ай бұрын

🤣

Thanks for covering this accident so we all can learn from this in the future.

This seems to be one of the most credible channels to go to for an early analysis.

Simple question, where where the TUG boats to ensure huge ships make it safely out of the harbour?

@pvdppvdp6638

Ай бұрын

You don't need tugboats there anymore in normal circumstances.

@leokimvideo

Ай бұрын

@@pvdppvdp6638 In there lays the problem, container ships are now 3 times bigger Vs 1977. If tugs were there as a support when moving in the harbour this would never have happened

Thank you for a professional assessment of what is publicly known.

Thank-you for the informative report. Much better than any main stream news report. Condolences to the families of missing accident victims.

Great video! Very informative. Thank you!

Excellent update on the ops side of things..thanks for sharing..😊

Thank you sir, very informative video! Many prayers to all the people involved in this tragedy.

As to Flag State exeptions - Singapore is known as one of the strictest flags - though this is a non issue with a build date of 2015.

@90taetaeya

Ай бұрын

But the crew are all from India.

@sailingsomeday5975

Ай бұрын

@@90taetaeya what is your point here? Most flag states allow crew from other nationalities to sail on their vessels- the USA is one of the few that limits its officers to only citizens. I don’t believe the crew’s nationality is a factor in this incident- they hold the same qualifications as any other crew or they would not be there.

@pikachus5m166

Ай бұрын

@@sailingsomeday5975 Tofu dreg bridge got Delhi bellied.

I tagged you specifically because of your knowledge of the systems in question. Thank you!

Thanks for the a well thought report quickly after the incident.

I'm surprised by two thngs 1) that they ship's captain/pilot seemingly tried to go full astern/stop (from the black smoke and speed drop) instead of turning. In boats or planes, reducing speed kills your rudder authority. I would hope that the emergency power at least supplied the rudder as well as the means to command the engines into reverse 2) that such a bridge has no surrounding concrete protection structures (Caissons?) to act as a defense against driect strikes on the supports. For such a busy navigation channel, that seems mad.

@Look_What_You_Did

Ай бұрын

You don't know what occurred. 100% speculation. So stop being surprised and get informed. Until then shut your trap.

@poneill65

Ай бұрын

@@Look_What_You_Did G.F.Y.

@unfurling3129

Ай бұрын

​@Look_What_You_Did u must have mistaken where u r - this is a COMMENTS section and u r not the boss of any of us.

Absolutely the best explanation of what could have gone wrong and how they can find the actual cause.

Great reporting of the technical aspects relating to this incident.

This is a sad situation but this was such a comprehensive video with video of the bridge collapse, information on how long it would take to survive in the water, the path of the ship, local news clip, a summary of the information that will be stored in the black box equivalent, and much more including expert commentary from an experienced expert. Thanks team this was great.

Thank you for the briefing

Very helpful information. Thank you.

Wonderful coverage as usual

Thank you. I was waiting to hear about this from someone who has nolage about maritime and experience. Thanks again

They managed to get a warning out on channel 16 and traffic was haulted unfortunately there was several vehicle's already on the bridge. There was also road crews patching pot holes on the deck surface. Theres still not an exact number of people who were on the bridge yet.

Thanks for your knowledge.

thank you for the info. heartbreaking

Thanks for showing this... I was working that night on a Tugboat... I cook an crew .. the ships MayDay call was heard.. I grew up with the bridge in my window... It's crazy it's gone ... My son was at Fort Armstead when it happened...

I went straight to you for accurate information ❤

Yes not your usual subject but I appreciate the technical aspects you provided.

Good job, thank you!

Been waiting for this report from SYN. Real knowledge, not just a talking head filling air time. Good report.

@Jan_Arends

Ай бұрын

And still a talking head on the video! Shipping is different than yachts

This bridge was opened in 1977. Back then container ships were less than 1/2 the size of todays. The bridge codes in 1977 were totally different than todays in terms of pylon, pier protection. Im surprised they said those huge container ships do not need tug boat escorts to pass the bridge. That was a big mistake.

@kennethhacker3014

Ай бұрын

That's what I was thinking, where are the tugs shouldn't it have one on Port and one on starboard.

I live about 2 miles from the bridge. I cannot even begin to recall the amount of times I have driven over it since 1977. The Span just celebrated is 37th anniversay three days ago. As of about 7:50 local time all further rescue attenps have been called off. 6 Constrution workers are missing. Two were rescued and incredibly one even released from Hospital already. At the last inspection the bridge passed with a decent score considering many of the bridges across the Country are pretty bad. The Port of Baltimore handled more than $80 billion in imports and exports in 2023... This collapse shuts the entire Port of Baltimore down for the foreseable future. Both cargo and ocean liners. The Cargo Vessel Dali based out of Singapor Lost power around 1:15 or so. She was able to call a Mayday and the bridge was closed to vehicles except for the roadcrew. Thankfully. All 22 of the crew and the two harbor pilots were unhurt. Agencies responded from the two counties the bridge joins. As well as the City and everal other agencies. The Coast Guard has a station about one mile over water to the bridge.

Was hoping to see you cover this!

thank you !!!!!

Thank you so very much for your factual information on this tragic occurrence. I am an American and am tired of self-proclaim knowledgeable people making up answers as they go. The coverage I've found, other than your channel, has been vague at best. Thanks again.

Great details on your report

Thank you for reporting on this, because I dislike mainstream media at this point. They rarely get anything correct , and often increase the fear levels of people unnecessarily. You are always factual, pointed and relay information to us laypeople very well. Thank you for exceptional reporting as always

@deltalima6703

Ай бұрын

At some point you start to think "they cant be that stupid. This bad reporting is on purpose."

@X3r0.

Ай бұрын

@@deltalima6703 I'd be ashamed of the 'reporting' they do, if it was me. It's so bad 😭

👍thanks for the video

The press conference mentioned there was a road crew doing some paving on the bridge. They did not get off in time mostly likely it was said. Tragic for all involved.

@basstrammel1322

Ай бұрын

I assume they where hard to get hold of, so the message didn't come through in time. Rest in Peace.

I was a Maersk Captain. This is my assessment of what happened. I don’t have any direct knowledge of the situation but I have a lot of experience in similar situations. They just made the turn, let go of the tugboats. Once they exceeded 6 kts. They shut down the bow thruster. They then shut down their secondary generator. The ship has 3 main generators. One large generator and 2 smaller generators. A 4th generator is called the EDG/emergency diesel generator. If the engineers didn't know what the reefer load was (electrical power required), they could have shut down the wrong generator. Often times it requires 2 generators for the entire passage. US flagged ships keep 2 generators on until they reach open ocean. Foreign ships shut down their second generator as soon as possible. They have a financial incentive. They are evaluated based upon their KPI. Their bonuses are significant compared to their salary. I believe that an engineer shut down the wrong generator and they lost power. Or shut one down 1 when 2 generators were required for the power requirements. Often times the third generator is not functional because it is under maintenance or repairs. That would shut down the main engine. The lights came back on when the EDG automatically started. The black smoke could be from starting a generator, or more likely from trying to start the main engine. The ebb tide (from the side channel) pushed the stern to port, causing the ship turn to starboard.

👍 Thanks E.

Great report, thanks for the great explanation. I watched the footage they played last night and it looked like they knew they had problems because all the traffic had been stopped and only emargency response vehicles were parked on the bridge, unfortunately they should have not been on the bridge at all.

Inconceivable that those structures weren't protected, I mean it's not the first time that a ship has taken out a bridge. Unbelievable.

Which anchor was dropped first? Port or starboard? That would affect the course. Was it a right hand or left hand propeller? In reverse it would make the ship swing one way or the other , and may have induced cavitation to the rudder making it less effective. The big blast of dark smoke at the course change would be an indication of a large power input.

This is not just ANY bridge. This is the Francis Scott Key Bridge, named for the man who wrote our national anthem. The bridge is beloved by people all over the country. I say this as a citizen of Phoenix, Arizona, two thousand miles away.

@jamesmason8944

Ай бұрын

It is symbolic America's downfall is real

After reading a million takes on Reddit, it's very welcome to have your insight, thank you

To me, the surprising thing is how fragile the supports for the bridge were. Knowing that huge ships travel through there; shouldn't there be a huge pylon, like on the San Francisco Bay Bridge ???

@OMGWTFLOLSMH

Ай бұрын

There _are_ huge pylons, but this ship is gigantic and apparently hit in a spot that missed the pylons, or proper full connection with the pylons. The bridge was built in 1977 and cargo ships have changed in size and shape since then.

@peterzavon3012

Ай бұрын

Ships of this size were not even contemplated when the bridge was built, more than 50 years ago.

@defiant18

Ай бұрын

@@OMGWTFLOLSMH do you know what happened in Ukraine in 2014 ? Do you like Nazis ?

@dmurphy1578

Ай бұрын

That ship is waaaay bigger than ships were when that bridge went up. Ships have gotten huge over the last 20 years. Canals are too small now. The entire US infrastructure is suspect right now. We could use a new new deal or anything to rebuild our roads and bridges.

@yourgoldenretriever

Ай бұрын

They're not all that fragile but you have to understand how much weight is involved.

Considering there is a vital bridge at that location I would have thought there would have been tugs helping the ship under the bridge.

In the last report, I heard one of the construction crew's pickup was found in 25 feet of water with both the crew perished. The ship did appear to lose steerage after losing power. They may have hit a current pushing them into the bridge stanchion.

Thanks!

Yes, My heart goes out to the people on the bridge who plummeted into the water and have not been found.

Thank you 😢

Thanks for some knowledgeable analysis of what happened. My first boat with fly by wire controls decided to stay in reverse while I was backing towards a dock. Fortunately, I was going slow enough to kill the engines and fend off from the dock. Of course mechanical controls can fail as well.

Thank you ESYSMAN for this very important video & the correct information. We don't seem to get any correct information on this tragedy. The stupid remarks from that female CNN was way off base, as usual !!!! Great job guys, TMP from N.J.

Thank you for giving out Professional Mariner information on your report of this. I so wish major news media would have reached out to you or SALs channel 😊 Whats going on with shipping.

Thank you

There were private contractors working on the bridge at the time. Also, our local news had very good video and there were vehicles on the bridge when it fell but not many around 7

As has been commented on elsewhere, it can been seen that the ship has 2 power outages. Following the first one smoke for the funnel can be seen. IF this is indicating that the ship was put into FULL reverse (which seems probable) then on a 'single screw' ship this will have an actual physical effect - namely that the ships stern will kick out to port, regardless of speed. This will effectively steer the ship's nose to starboard and towards the pillion, as depicted by the videos. Ships captains would be trained to anticipate this. So one has to wonder just what was going on on the bridge between the pilot and the captain.

Voyage Data Recorder aka ship's black box may include the following information: Position, date, time using GPS Speed log - Speed through water or speed over ground Gyro compass - Heading Radar - As displayed or AIS data if no off-the-shelf converter available for the Radar video ECDIS - A screen capture every 15 seconds and a list of navigational charts in use every 10 minutes or when a chart change occurs Audio from the bridge, including bridge wings VHF radio communications Echo sounder - Depth under keel Main alarms - All IMO mandatory alarms Hull openings - Status of hull doors as indicated on the bridge Watertight & fire doors* status as indicated on the bridge Hull stress - Accelerations and hull stresses Rudder - Order and feedback response Engine/Propeller - Order and feedback response Thrusters - Status, direction, amount of thrust % or RPM Anemometer and weather vane - Wind speed and direction

@carlyoung6111

Ай бұрын

New information is that the black boxes were inoperable during the approach and collision with the bridge.

My hometown... I am heartsick at what has happened to the city and the people of my youth. Baltimore Proud!

Thank you for delving into this unfortunate situation. I am keeping my observations quiet. Very interesting how the news put such a tail on this story, as always. They should just keep quiet when they know not what they are talking about (but if that were such the case, they would be off air). 3/26/2024

I saw on here on KZread a longer video (or CNN), that had about a 4-5 minutes before the impact, showed the lights on the ship went off for about a minute before they came back on before hitting the bridge. Also a lot of black smoke from the funnel like the were trying to reverse. Also if of you look at the bridge deck to the right toward the opposite pillar, close to the pillar the are flashing maintenance vehicles on the bridge and I assume people out on the bridge working when it collapse. The video also mentioned the mayday and the bridge just got closed before impact.

When I hear about something going wrong in the U.S., I just Google the demographics of the state. That explains a lot. In Denmark, bridge pillars are protected by shallow waters, natural or deliberately made, so any ship of significant weight will run aground if it gets too close to a pillar.

Feel for the people that died , when your Running these vessels its really hard to go through any deaths. Calling Mayday was important but calling on PA , Horns, wow , I sailed for 44 years all together , as Master had 4 Blackouts while entering Singapore,Hong Kong ,Pusan Korea. First time it happened yep 2nd eng changed gennys to change filters as per chiefs instructions, except he never gave him the job that night - he decided on his own at that hour. So many times we would have bridge chat on entering port , my last few years , I started adjusting speed to enter in the early 7- 8 am and call pilots then , hope they find the missing , my condolences to Family and or friends to those lost.

Thank you for the video, you are more informative than every single legacy news outlet, wow, this was great. BTW it is not pronounced Mary…Land, but rather merelend

As a Ship's engineer/surveyor I was surprised - 20 seconds from Blackout to Emergency Alternator starting and power back, was good - Engines would have shut-down on low LO pressure as pumps stopped - Am sure vessel has two Alternator Rooms, in my experience would have been operating on Split Board, arriving or departing port, 2 independent sources of electrical power - in theory total loss of electrical power unlikely (never quite impossible) be interesting to see the inquiry results - the condition/structure of the road bridge must be questioned

Reports mention due to the length of the transit in / out of the port, two Baltimore qualified pilots are present on transits until the MV clears the bay

Hi. The ship lost power 3 times before striking the bridge. She was in the shipping lane and started drifting out of the lane after 1st power loss. Video evidence shows her repowering and lots of smoke suggesting an attempt the reverse out. By 2 subsequent power outages made maneuvering impossible. She also is sitting with her port anchor dropped. She also issued a Mayday to stop traffic onto the bridge.

This seems to me to be only a matter of time for this to happen to any bridge ,all it took was a single system malfunction . With such important infrastructure, why are the not being escorted through the channel and under the bridge with tugs? Well it's too late now ! My thoughts are with the families of the missing and kudos to the quick thinking personnel that closed the roads so no other traffic was allowed on.

This was a terrible accident, and if anybody lost their lives as a result of this, my heart goes out to their family. What I must say is, such massive ships as these, really need a pilot through navigation hazards such as these. I realise that potentially there was a power outage on the container ship, but, if they had a proper pilot/tug escorting them, this wouldn't have been an issue. This happened at night, so visibility wouldn't have been great but, this is not good at all. That bridge folded like a cheap suit. The ship isn't even remotely small. Such vessels need a bit of TLC at times. Considering the cost of the damage, and the potential loss of life, a pilot/tug would have been cheap in comparison.

Another video shows the ship losing electrical power as well as smoke indicating something was going on with the engine(s). If engine failure resulted in loss of electrical power I would find it hard to believe that there wasn't emergency electrical power to keep the controls running for a few minutes at least. But, if that wasn't the case and the ships controls were lost when the power was lost then the ship would have been unresponsive and could go anywhere depending on what the rudder position was when power was lost. I suspect all will be known once the VDR is recovered and the data recovered.

For those who are wondering about the name of the bridge. Francis Scott Key wrote the Star Spangled Banner, our national anthem.

wow that cnn interview was so useful. so much helpful info...

Such a tragic accident and we pray for those who may have been in harm's Way. I really feel like it would be of good service for you to offer your expertise to the national and international news media so that your knowledge and professional opinions could and would make a big difference.